“The idea of writing anything about Europe and Brexit filled me with an earthquake of a yawn.”
Politics quotes
172 politics quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines-
-
“I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already.”
-
“Political correctness is tyranny with manners.”
-
“It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.”
-
-
“- Joanne Herring: Why is Congress saying one thing and doing nothing?
- Charlie Wilson: Well, tradition mostly.”
-
-
“You are, all of you, amateurs. And international affairs should never be run by gentlemen amateurs. Do you have any idea of what sort of place the world is becoming all around you? The days when you could just act out of your noble instincts, are over. Europe has become the arena of realpolitik, the politics of reality. If you like: real...” (continue) (continue reading)
-
-
-
“Remember the first rule of politics. The ballots don't make the results, the counters make the results. The counters. Keep counting.”
-
“Mum's throwing a Christmas party slash political rally. It's like the G8 summit with Scotch eggs.”
-
“We are trying to save people's lives! These are the stakes and I'm not going to stand by and watch as this nation falls apart. This is no longer an election. This is a crisis.”
-
-
“Trust? Gentlemen, you seem to have forgotten that our chosen career is politics.”
-
“The movies are the greatest political fact in the world today.”
-
“Rugby is a very rough game, almost as rough as politics.”
-
“You should try running a country for a day. It's not all making war and smashing dissidents, you know. It's hard work.”
-
“I'm George W. Bush. I don't give a fuck what the vote says.”
-
“- Jane: If I lose to Candy now, I swear to God...
- Ben: This actually kind of matters, Jane. This country could go under. We're talking about people's lives.”
-
-
-
“I have seen the collapse of government after government, and they all think they can last a thousand years. Each new one always declares the last one criminal and corrupt, and always promises a future of justice and freedom.”
-
“Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reason.”
-
I have noticed something that escaped me on my first film out here: how the exact same conversational weight is given to talk about one's nutritionist, masseur, publicist, manager, agent, favorite eaterie and Gorby's [Gorbachev's] current invasion of Lithuania — "D'you think there's a movie in there?" History is mere fodder for the next picture ... (continue) (continue reading)
-
“Left-wing, Colonel? Eh, maybe. But I'm not a Communist. And you guys never seem to be able to tell the difference!”
-
“- Saw Gerrera: You can stand to see the Imperial flag reign across the galaxy?
- Jyn Erso: It's not a problem if you don't look up.”
-
“the purpose of war is to serve a political end but the true nature of war is to serve itself.”
Highlights
